Ferrari's hoof wheelying black stallion in the yellow italian sunset wasn't just made up as a company gimmick. Enzo Ferrari himself decided to use the emblem on the first of these thoroughbreds.
Where'd he come up with it?
I quote Enzo Ferrari himself,"The horse was painted on the fuselage of the fighter plane flown by Francesco Baracca, a heroic Italian pilot who died on Mount Montello: the Italian ace of aces of the First World War. In 1923 ... I met Count Enrico Baracca, the pilot's father, and subsequently his mother, Countess Paolina. One day she said to me, "Ferrari, why don't you put my son's prancing horse on your cars; it would bring you luck." ... The horse was black and has remained so; I added the canary yellow background because it is the colour of Modena."
Now you know.
P.S. The name Scudiera Ferrari was given to the racing division of Ferrari. This covers all forms of racing right from stradale to the wicked F1. Scudiera Ferrari means the 'Ferrari Stable' . A perfect name for a garage full of scarlet red prancing horses. Sweeeeet
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